Jay Burkhardt, a healthcare executive with extensive experience in strategic planning and corporate development, has been named vice president of business development at PhyMed Healthcare Group, a physician-led and owned leader of anesthesia and pain management services.

Most recently, Burkhardt served in a strategic leadership role with McKesson Specialty Health and The US Oncology Network, where he led strategic planning for a division that both partners with and invests in independent specialty practices. Previously, he served in several other corporate development and strategy roles at McKesson. He earned his undergraduate degree from DePauw University, his M&A program at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, his MBA from Oklahoma State, and a master's in International Management from Arizona State.